[TenTec] 22 Tuner

[Mike Hyder -N4NT-]

Hi, Woody--

If your Omni is the analog model, then its pointer is pulled to the left by
a bungee cord, a thin piece of elastic which is hooked to the dial cord.  In
time that cord loses its elasticity and will no longer pull the pointer all
the way to the left.  It is necessary to remove the front panel to gain
access to that cord, but it is NOT necessary to replace the entire cord,
just the bungee section.  I believe you could get the bungee cord from
Ten-Tec for little cost.  I would suggest that while you have the panel off,
you replace the "grain of wheat" lamp which illuminates the pointer which
points to the top of the dial skirt if it is bad and then put a 100 ohm
resistor in series with it so you won't ever have to replace it again.  I do
not recall if there are any other lamps behind that front panel but if so,
replace them and with them put about a 27 ohm resistor in series with them
to prolong their lives.

While you are dealing with Ten-Tec, they will provide you with a
high-quality copy of the manual for almost anything they have made.  Their
charge is very reasonable for this service.

By the way, tuner or not, I have found long wire antennas to be poor.  A
balanced antenna like a dipole or even a G5RV has always worked much better
for me.

73 de Mike N4NT@chartertn.net

-----Original Message-----
From: KF4TQJ <wwfletcher@webtv.net>
To: tentec@contesting.com <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Monday, June 18, 2001 5:38 AM
Subject: [TenTec] 22 Tuner

Hi All, I finally got my Omni D in the mail and it works ok. Get good
signal reports and all the functions on the radio seem to work. The
thing looks great too. It does seem to have one problem. Sometimes but
not all the time itls slow to tune. More often in the counter than
clockwise direction. It feels very smooth while tuning. Can get real
slow at times.
I also bought a 228 tuner for it. This came without a manual. I'd love
to get one if anyone has one that they'd part with. I can tune with it,
but if I knew the proper procedure it would speed things up and no doubt
be less stress on the rig. Right now I'm tuning an Antron 99 and it'll
work down to 20. This week I plan to put up a 350 foot long wire. Thanks
and 73. / Woody - KF4TQJ



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